Capital & River News
Mississippi Capitol, state Supreme Court buildings reopened after second bomb threat
by Taylor Vance, Mississippi Today January 4, 2024 UPDATE: The Mississippi Department of Public Safety cleared the Mississippi State Capitol building and the Mississippi Supreme Court building...
A New Year, A New Start: UMMC Celebrates Historic Seven-Way Kidney Swap
By: Rachel Vanderford A series of kidney transplants at the University of Medical Center could be described as the work of a higher power, a twist of fate or a lucky chance from the perspectives of...
Cold Case: Missing from Jackson since 2016
Cold Case Missing from Jackson! Somebody knows what happened to Kourtenay Davis. His family deserves answers! Evil prevails when the good stay silent. Do the right thing! You NEVER know when it...
2024 Dixie National Livestock Shows Kick Off with First Equine Event
The 2024 Dixie National Livestock Show will begin with its first equine event, the Dixie National Horse Cutting Horse Show, at 8:00 a.m. Friday, January 5 through Sunday, January 7 at the Kirk...
Mississippi Capitol reopened after bomb threat on second day of legislative session
by Geoff Pender, Mississippi Today January 3, 2024 UPDATE: The Mississippi Department of Public Safety gave the all-clear for the state Capitol shortly before 11 a.m. on Wednesday after sweeping the...
Rankin sheriff says he learned at the knee of a former Simpson County sheriff, Lloyd ‘Goon’ Jones
by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Today January 3, 2024 The law enforcement official that Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey regards as his mentor had a reputation for terrorizing Mississippi’s Black...
New state-appointed Jackson court in limbo as fight to block it continues
by Mina Corpuz, Mississippi Today January 2, 2024 The new year began without creation of a separate, state-run court in Jackson that some lawmakers lobbied as a solution to crime and advocates see...
Mothers Demand Answers After Sons Buried in Hinds County Penal Farm
By Shaunicy Muhammad, Mississippi Free Press The frustration of Gretchen Hankins, Mary Moore Glenn and Bettersten Wade was palpable inside Stronger Hope Baptist Church in Jackson on Dec. 20, 2023,...
Judge Kent McDaniel takes oath as Rankin County Youth Court Judge
Judge Kent McDaniel took the oath of office on Dec. 28 to continue his work as Rankin County Youth Court Judge. Judge McDaniel said that he expects to serve for a year, but will not seek election in...
Photos: St. Dominic’s clinic reopens at Stewpot after flood
by Eric J. Shelton, Mississippi Today December 22, 2023 St. Dominic's Community Health Clinic at Stewpot Community Services in Jackson, Miss., Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. St. Dominic's Community Health...